~~her name was lola~~: Sogang University, here I come!

Ok, so many things have happened since my last post! You will see why I have been so busy the last week and a half when you hear the news! I wanted to keep it a *hush hush* until I found out whether I was accepted or not, but I got accepted to Sogang University's Korean Immersion Program!!! TRANSLATION: This means I will have the incredible opportunity to take a 5 week intensive Korean language program! The plan is that I will leave St. Louis Airport the evening of July 8th and arrive at Incheon Int'l Airport Sunday morning around 5am KR time to head over to Seoul. This will give me a day to get settled into my dorm and get around and be ready to start classes on Monday, July 11th--aka my BIRTHDAY!! What an amazing birthday present this will be! ^_^

Here is a copy of the typical weekly class schedule. I am sooooo excited! Four hours of language study in the morning, lunch break, then two hours of cultural classes. What a blessing KIP will be to my stay in Korea! I will feel so much more confident in getting around and interacting within the culture knowing that I will have a better understanding of the language. Plus, this will be a humbling experience and help to remind me what it is like in the "learner's shoes," so-to-speak. I will be able to completely sympathize with what my students are going through now!

Timetable	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI
09:00 - 09:50	Writing	Writing	Writing	Writing	Review
10:00 - 10:50	Grammar	Speaking	Grammar	Speaking
11:10 - 12:00	Speaking	Communicative Activities	Speaking	Communicative Activities
12:10 - 01:00	Reading & Speaking	Listening & Speaking	Reading & Speaking	Listening & Speaking
01:00 - 02:00	Lunch Break
02:00 - 04:00	Interactive Culture Classes (In and out-of-class activities)

More updates and info on Sogang Univ. to come! Now I am printing off my visa application, copy of the info page to my passport, and my acceptance letter, of which all I need to send along tomorrow with my passport, $45 money order, passport-sized photo, and self-addressed, pre-paid envelope to Chicago to get my C-3 visa. And by the way it's looking, I don't think I will get my EPIK contract before I leave, so I will have to hop over to the Korean Embassy in Japan to get my E-2 visa for teaching later on during my time at KIP. Haha, "hop over," as if it's no big deal??? I mean, it's JAPAN, for goodness sakes!!! Boy oh boy, let the adventures begin!